Ministry of Fisheries and Agriculture (Iceland)
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The Iceland
ic Ministry of Fisheries and Agriculture (Icelandic: ) is a cabinet-level
ministry.
On 13 June 2007 the parliament of Iceland
passed law changes to merge the Ministry of Fisheries and the Ministry of Agriculture, which took effect on 1 January 2008. It is an important economic ministry, with fisheries products
making up about 40% of Iceland's exports. Since 10 May 2009, the minister has been Jón Bjarnason
of the Left-Green Movement
.
Iceland
Iceland , described as the Republic of Iceland, is a Nordic and European island country in the North Atlantic Ocean, on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge. Iceland also refers to the main island of the country, which contains almost all the population and almost all the land area. The country has a population...
ic Ministry of Fisheries and Agriculture (Icelandic: ) is a cabinet-level
Cabinet of Iceland
The Cabinet of Iceland is the chief executive body of the Republic of Iceland. It consists of the Prime Minister of Iceland and the cabinet ministers....
ministry.
On 13 June 2007 the parliament of Iceland
Althing
The Alþingi, anglicised variously as Althing or Althingi, is the national parliament of Iceland. The Althingi is the oldest parliamentary institution in the world still extant...
passed law changes to merge the Ministry of Fisheries and the Ministry of Agriculture, which took effect on 1 January 2008. It is an important economic ministry, with fisheries products
Fishing industry
The fishing industry includes any industry or activity concerned with taking, culturing, processing, preserving, storing, transporting, marketing or selling fish or fish products....
making up about 40% of Iceland's exports. Since 10 May 2009, the minister has been Jón Bjarnason
Jón Bjarnason
Jón Bjarnason is a member of parliament of the Althing, the Icelandic parliament. He is a member of the Left-Green Movement and is Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries.-External links:*...
of the Left-Green Movement
Left-Green Movement
The Left-Green Movement is a left-wing political party in Iceland.It was founded in 1999 by a few members of Alþingi who did not approve of the planned merger of the left parties in Iceland that resulted in the founding of the Social Democratic Alliance...
.
Ministers of Fisheries and Agriculture
- Steingrímur J. SigfússonSteingrímur J. SigfússonSteingrímur Jóhann Sigfússon is an Icelandic politician and Iceland's Minister of Finance. He has been a member of the Althing since 1983 and is the founding chairman of the Left-Green Movement...
(1 February 2009 – 10 May 2009) - Einar Kristinn GuðfinnssonEinar Kristinn GuðfinnssonEinar Kristinn Guðfinnsson is an Icelandic politician. He has been Iceland's Minister of Fisheries since September 2005, and became Minister of Fisheries and Agriculture when the two ministries merged on 1 January 2008...
(1 Januar 2008 – 1 February 2009)
Former Ministers of Fisheries
- Einar Kristinn GuðfinnssonEinar Kristinn GuðfinnssonEinar Kristinn Guðfinnsson is an Icelandic politician. He has been Iceland's Minister of Fisheries since September 2005, and became Minister of Fisheries and Agriculture when the two ministries merged on 1 January 2008...
(27 September 2005 – 31 December 2007) - Árni M. Mathiesen (28 May 1999 – 27 September 2005)
- Þorsteinn PálssonÞorsteinn PálssonÞorsteinn Pálsson or Thorsteinn Pálsson is a former Prime Minister of Iceland for the Independence Party. He served from 8 July 1987 to 28 September 1988...
(30 April 1991 – 11 May 1999); Prime MinisterPrime Minister of IcelandThe Prime Minister of Iceland is Iceland's head of government. The prime minister is appointed formally by the President and exercises executive authority along with the cabinet subject to parliamentary support....
Davíð OddssonDavíð OddssonDavíð Oddsson is an Icelandic politician and the longest-serving Prime Minister of Iceland, holding office from 1991 to 2004. He also served as Foreign Minister from 2004 to 2005. Previously, he was Mayor of Reykjavík from 1982 to 1991, and he chaired the board of governors of the Central Bank of...
served as Minister of Fisheries between Þorsteinn's resignation on 11 May 1999 and the formation of the new cabinetCabinet of IcelandThe Cabinet of Iceland is the chief executive body of the Republic of Iceland. It consists of the Prime Minister of Iceland and the cabinet ministers....
the following 28 May. - Halldór ÁsgrímssonHalldór ÁsgrímssonHalldór Ásgrímsson is an Icelandic politician, formerly Prime Minister of Iceland from 2004 to 2006 and leader of the Progressive Party from 1994 to 2006.-Education and early life:...
(26 May 1983 – 30 April 1991) - Steingrímur HermannssonSteingrímur HermannssonSteingrímur Hermannsson was Prime Minister of Iceland.-Early childhood:Steingrímur's father was Hermann Jónasson, another former Prime Minister. Being the son a prominent official, Steingrímur enjoyed a relatively care-free upbringing in a country stricken by the Great Depression...
(8 February 1980 – 26 May 1983) - Kjartan Jóhannsson (1 September 1978 – 8 February 1980)
- Matthías Bjarnason (28 August 1974 – 1 September 1978)
- Lúðvík Jósepsson (14 July 1971 – 28 August 1974)
- Eggert G. Þorsteinsson (14 November 1963 – 14 July 1971)
Former Ministers of Agriculture
- Guðni ÁgústssonGuðni ÁgústssonGuðni Ágústsson is a former Icelandic politician who was Chairman of the Progressive Party from 2007 until 17 November 2008, when he unexpectedly resigned, both as chairman of his party and as MP. He was a member of the Althing 1987 – 2008, for the Southern Constituency from 1987 to 2003 and for...
(1999–2007) - Guðmundur Bjarnason (1995–1999)
- Halldór BlöndalHalldór BlöndalHalldór Blöndal is a politician of the Independence Party . He is the son of Kristjana Benediktsdóttir, Bjarni Benediktsson's sister. He worked as a teacher and a journalist from 1959 until 1980. Form 1971 to 1979 he frequently sat on Althingi as a substitute member...
(1991–1995) - Steingrímur J. SigfússonSteingrímur J. SigfússonSteingrímur Jóhann Sigfússon is an Icelandic politician and Iceland's Minister of Finance. He has been a member of the Althing since 1983 and is the founding chairman of the Left-Green Movement...
(1988–1991) - Jón HelgasonJón HelgasonJón Helgason was an Icelandic philologist and poet. He was head of the Danish Árni Magnússon Institute from 1927 to 1971 and professor of Icelandic studies at the University of Copenhagen from 1929 to 1970. He made significant contributions to his field. As a poet he was not prolific but noted for...
(1983–1988) - Pálmi JónssonPálmi JónssonPálmi Jónsson was an Icelandic businessman and entrepreneur born in Hofsós, Iceland who founded the large Icelandic supermarket chain Hagkaup, and pioneered the inception of Kringlan the first indoor shopping mall in Iceland....
(1980–1983) - Bragi Sigurjónsson (1979–1980)
- Steingrímur HermannssonSteingrímur HermannssonSteingrímur Hermannsson was Prime Minister of Iceland.-Early childhood:Steingrímur's father was Hermann Jónasson, another former Prime Minister. Being the son a prominent official, Steingrímur enjoyed a relatively care-free upbringing in a country stricken by the Great Depression...
(1978–1979) - Halldór E. Sigurðsson (1971–1978)
- Ingólfur Jónsson (1959–1971)
- Friðjón Skarphéðinsson (1958–1959)
- Hermann Jónasson (1956–1958)
- Steingrímur SteinþórssonSteingrímur SteinþórssonSteingrímur Steinþórsson was Prime Minister of Iceland from 14 March 1950 to 11 September 1953. He was a member of the Interim Triumvirate from 26 January to 31 July 1952, and was a member of the Progressive Party, though never its chairman.He served as Minister of Agriculture and Social Affairs...
(1953–1956) - Hermann Jónasson (1950–1953)
- Jón Pálmason (1949–1950)
- Bjarni Ásgeirsson (1947–1949)
- Pétur Magnússon (1944–1947)